New Wheels / A View on The Reverse Discrimination Thing / Over Educated

I took the plunge yesterday and went with my mechanic friend Buddy to Douglas and closed the deal on my new canyon runner . It became increasingly obvious I was going to get into some serious trouble with the van if I kept going deeper into these wild places with it .These little mini-vans do a great job for what they were designed for , however they don't have a lot of ground clearance and generally speaking aren't made for the rough use and what passes for roads and trails out here . So , I bought a 91 Isuzu Trooper , bigger tires , lock-out hubs for the 4 wheel drive , a basic m1 a1 little vehicle with hardly any options , the less technology involved the less there is to break theory always works for me . While it's not the prettiest vehicle on the road , it should get me to the places I want to go , if not in total comfort at least in relative safety and most importantly get me the hell out again ! The Sulphur canyon trip pushed me over the edge , after nearly getting stuck a couple of times and then backing up for almost a mile , I had enough of that particular exercise ! I wasn't crazy about spending the money on another vehicle , and had big plans for the cash to pursue other projects , common sense told me I couldn't do anything if I was stuck in some canyon or mountain trail dessicated like a long dead coyote and I'm not about to give up my exploring !
A quick view on this reverse discrimination deal . What is wrong with the old system of the most qualified being promoted ? Firefighters in general are a tough bunch , having had to fight a few fires on board ship and the experience of teaching firefighting and damage control in the Navy gives me an insight on their lives . There are a good many women firefighters and EMT's and they go through the same training and qualifications as the rest of the personnel , seems they are doing fine ! The tests I have had to take in different aspects of my life [ including firefighting in the Navy ] have no little box on them to define the color of your skin or what your ancestor's origins were . You can either do the job or not ! Promoting someone on the basis of their ethnicity makes as much sense as going down to the temporary help place to get someone to fine tune the space shuttle ! Get the busybody government fools out of this mess before they have the opportunity to kill someone . As far as the woman who is being nominated for the supreme court , her record speaks for itself . I always admired Sandra Day O'connor , she had class and common sense , Ginsberg is a whack job liberal who bends with the popular notions at every turn . Now this woman who at every opportunity has shown bias and lack of empathy for the common worker . I have some serious doubts about her .
My take on some of these ding-dongs in the seat of our government , they are over educated and under qualified in the experience department . Perhaps get them out in the real world for a minimum of ten years before they are allowed to take office or a stint in the military , let's just say get a few callouses prior to making decisions about everday life . The dumbest street cop has a better understanding of human nature than these so called judges . Just by the fact they deal with the dregs of humanity everday get some of the real people who have had to deal with low lifes and treacherous SOB's for a few years and the justice system would see a dramatic change ! Get some ER doctors to be the surgeon general , find some of the folks who did all the little jobs in the military like cooking , cleaning , taking care of the equipment , to get into the department of labor . You know , the people who know how to work and do a thankless job and still do it well , perhaps they can show the way to rebuild our work force , have a good work ethic , take pride in what you do , take care of yourself and don't expect the people you work for to do it for you . In other words take responsibility for your self . Yeah Right !
Congratulations to the folks in Fl you now have another tax hike on tobacco products ! While all the non-users are singing and dancing , guess what ! The legislature also raised the fees [tax] on drivers licence and tags too , the tax on tobacco has already driven one business out [500 plus employees ] next on the block is petroleum products , just a little more tax on gas and nobody will notice . It's only a few cents right ? If you know somone who is in the aviation industry ask them about some of the little presents this last session has passed on to them . If your ears are getting warm , it's all that sand where you have your head buried , Those fat cats in Tallahassee aren't going to stop till they have a tax on the air you breathe !
Anyway , all is calm and Rodeo is ready for another day .
Stay tuned ...